You can also mix baking soda with a few drops of liquid soap to make a paste and use it to scrub light stains.
Water on garage floor solution.
Keeping out rain and snow.
Thanks again for all y all do.
Mix a half cup baking soda in a gallon of warm water and use it as an all purpose cleaner.
Run a dehumidifier in the garage but be sure to regularly check its reservoir.
Warm air on cool concrete creates a vapor that settles and turns into water on the garage floor.
Sure repairing a garage floor using crack sealers and fillers concrete patching compound or water stop cement does prevent further damage to problematic floor areas.
5 direct rainfall coming through joints in garage door or between the door and the side frame though water staining on the inside of the door or frame should be obvious in that case.
If that s not happening with you what you might want to think about is putting in a garage flooring system.
Calling the professionals to install a garage floor drain.
They have tiles available from a number of manufacturers that sit on top of the garage floor but they re perforated.
Garage floor tiles are made available with numerous groove patterns and easy to clean surfaces so if you don t feel like taking a jackhammer to your garage for a new drainage system this is a good compromise.
To stop water vapor from coming up through the garage floor i feel the best way is to install a thin concrete overlay over your existing floor.
This concrete needs to contain very small pea gravel no larger than 3 8 inch diameter.
There are a few reasons however to rethink this bare minimum approach to dealing with your garage floor s issues.
Solution is weatherstripping the joints at the outside edge.
These interlocking tiles can guide the water away from your garage at least offering a temporary solution for moisture management.
A water aborbent pad could be taped down to help but it s a little unsightly.
The solution to this spring and summer problem is simple.
You need to put down the 6 mil vapor barrier first and then pour 1 inch of concrete over your existing floor.
For regular cleaning a solution of baking soda and water will loosen dirt and grease and help keep your garage floor clean.
So if there s a bit of water it ll settle sort of below the tile surface.
Opt for a solvent based sealer which can create a wet look and offer exceptional floor protection or a water based sealer that might not last as long but is less harsh to breathe in.